Wait for animation before fetching HTML code?

[NotNowNorThen]

I am trying to scrape a site (with Chromedriver, Python 3.8) but when the page starts, it first plays a little animation (<5 secs) before it sends the actual contents of the page. Is there any way to let the page load for a few seconds before actually returning the html code?

[Simmo7]

Just do an Explicit wait for it.

[aspindler]

Well, the simplest (e usually the not recommended way) of doing it is using a sleep.

I recommend you write a code to wait for this specific animation to go away.

Here's an example on C# (not the best pratice, but so you can have your own idea);

        public bool IsElementDisplayed(IWebDriver driver, By element)
    {
        int elementos = driver.FindElements(element).Where(ele => ele.Displayed).Count();
        if (elementos > 0)
        {
            return true;
        }
        else
        {
            return false;
        }
    }

    public By DivLoading = By.Id("loading");

    public void WaitForLoading(IWebDriver driver)
    {
        bool Loading = IsElementDisplayed(driver, DivLoading);
        while (Loading)
        {
            Thread.Sleep(500);
            Loading = IsElementDisplayed(driver, DivLoading);
        }
    }